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Large scale farming of green mussel in Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala

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Title Large scale farming of green mussel in Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala
 
Creator Gomathi, P
Anil, M K
Raheem, P K
Raju, B
 
Subject Farming/Culture
Mussel culture
 
Description Green mussel, Perna viridis, farming is spreading
fast in the lower stretches of Ashtamudi Lake in
Kollam district of Southern Kerala. Huge demand
for green mussel in the northern part of Kerala has
resulted in significant increase in its price. The price
has increased to ` 10,000 per gunny bag of 70 kg
for medium sized mussel (50-100 mm) whereas
larger ones (120 -150 mm) fetch prices as high as `
400 per kg (8 pieces). This has prompted local
fishermen to try mussel farming using on bottom
method of mussel culture which some farmers
practiced earlier with locally available seed.
 
Publisher Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute
 
Date 2017
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format text
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/12303/1/MFIS-231_5.pdf
Gomathi, P and Anil, M K and Raheem, P K and Raju, B (2017) Large scale farming of green mussel in Ashtamudi Lake, Kerala. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (231). pp. 15-16. ISSN 0254-380 X